Meghnad Saha

Meghnad Saha
Born(1893-10-06)6 October 1893
Died16 February 1956(1956-02-16) (aged 62)
Alma mater
Known for
SpouseRadha Rani Saha
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, astrophysics
Institutions
Academic advisors
Doctoral students
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
3 April 1952 – 16 February 1956
Preceded byFormed
Succeeded byAshoke Kumar Sen
ConstituencyCalcutta North West
Personal details
Political party Revolutionary Socialist Party
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Meghnad Saha FRS[1] (6 October 1893 – 16 February 1956) was an Indian astrophysicist who helped devise the theory of thermal ionisation. His Saha ionisation equation allowed astronomers to accurately relate the spectral classes of stars to their actual temperatures. Saha's equation is considered one of the ten most outstanding discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics since Galileo's invention of the telescope in 1608.[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ Banerjee, Somaditya (1 August 2016). "Meghnad Saha: Physicist and nationalist". Physics Today. 69 (8): 38–44. Bibcode:2016PhT....69h..38B. doi:10.1063/PT.3.3267. ISSN 0031-9228.
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  4. ^ Kean, Sam (2017). "A forgotten star". Distillations. 3 (1): 4–5. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

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